Monthly Archives: May 2020

NYMR Vandals Sentenced by TIM THORNE ~~~~~ Regular readers will be aware of the despicable attack by mindless vandals on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR). NYE coverage here and NYMR response thanking the NYE for our support here. This [...]

The £2.8million renovation of the Scarborough Market Hall on St Helen’s Square was opened to the public in April 2017. The business plan put forward by Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) was so utterly inept I was amazed it was accepted. [...]

A Letter to the Editor form Borough and County Councillor Tony RANDERSON [Lab.] (Eastfield/Osgodby) from the other side of the ‘people/administration’ divide, following Kevin STAINTON’s “Detour de Yorkshire” Letter of 19th April 2018, regarding the inferior state of ‘off piste’ [...]

SBC U-Turns on Bogus RIPA Authorisation an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, commenting on the dishonesty and evasion surrounding the unlawful interception of emails between members of the public and Councillors/Officers. ~~~~~ SBC has U-turned on the false [...]

An Open Letter from Ali Wilkins regarding the toothless national standards procedure for keeping errant local councillors in line and also the arbitrary and biased application of those rules by the Officers at Scarborough Borough Council. ~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Sirs, Remember [...]

WANTED! James Connors sought by Police Police are searching for a wanted man who has been recalled to prison. James Connors, 26, of Malton, was jailed for burglary, and released in January 2018. However, his release licence was revoked on [...]

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the one hundred and thirty-eighth in a continuing series of so-called “Photoons” – cartoons developed from digital photographs – highlighting the more amusing aspects of current affairs in North Yorkshire and [...]

An Open Letter from Mr Ken GRAHAM, local businessman and former Whitby Town Councillor, to Scarborough & Whitby MP Robert GOODWILL [Con.], commenting on the present reality surrounding the employment boost predicted over seven years ago by Mr GOODWILL, whose [...]

Peter Sutcliffe or “The Harrogate Ripper”? by Tim Hicks and Chris Clark ~~~~~ CHRIS CLARK is a retired Police Intelligence Officer with twenty-eight years service, mainly working in police intelligence. For more information on Chris, please see his website here. [...]

Appeal re Van Stolen from Malton – Found Burnt Out Police in Ryedale are appealing for information after a builder’s Ford Transit van was stolen from Old Malton Road and later found burnt out in Thorpe Bassett. It happened between [...]

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